Evolution of initially axisymmetric bouyancy jets: A numerical study

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 501, Issue , 2004, Pages 355-377

  Reszka, M K ^a   Swaters, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; JETS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC EVOLUTION; COASTAL CURRENTS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; BUOYANCY; COASTAL INLET; CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING;

BUOYANCY; COASTAL CURRENT; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING;

EID: 1842533015     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003007535     Document Type: Article

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